UGA Football OL Sedrick Van Pran Talks About Preparing for Kentucky
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ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia junior offensive lineman Sedrick Van Pran offered the following comments during a media session Wednesday evening following practice.
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On being physical against Kentucky…
"That is something we try to hang our head on every year if I'm being honest, saying what Coach Smart preaches. I think the biggest thing is that we try our hardest to be a physical team and go out there and depend on the run, stopping the run as well. That's what we want to be able to do. This will be a physical game. Their goal as well is to run the ball and stop the run. At the end of the day, it will be about who can execute the best and go from there."
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On the energy going into Saturday night's game…
"The guys are definitely excited. I think they are really looking forward to the opportunity. The biggest thing is not becoming too excited or becoming too overstimulated. It's understanding the game has to be played day in and day out. You can't play the game on Monday or Tuesday and be burnt out by Friday. You have to take it in stride. You have to prepare the right way, give yourself a break in between that, and then get back to work. That's the biggest thing is being able to handle those emotions and understanding that there is a level of excitement. There is a level of relaxation that comes with it in between that builds up throughout the week and goes on until you finally get to that climax of preparation."
On his preparation to face Kentucky’s defense…
"For me specifically, I prefer to be covered up just by the simple fact that it's usually a beating. You don't have to read too much or process what your guards doing, what that guard or that three tick's doing. You don't also have to process what that linebacker is doing. It's usually very simple in what you're doing for that assignment. Typically, it's either one of two things – either that guy is going to rock you or he's going to play into you. Somebody's going to fill that A-gap in. It's just going to be a matter of who's going to do their job the best. Speaking for me as a center, I kind of prefer to do that, especially with what a great guy they have, just a really good, really strong, really stealth guy. I think it's a great challenge for myself this week. You kind of look forward to things like that as a competitor. I just want to go out there and compete to the highest level and hope that I can shine some glory on God."